Bigfoot's pop culture footprint

'Bigfoot: The Definitive Guide'

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Bigfoot is back. Well, did he ever go away? In fact, the sasquatch has loomed large in pop culture for decades. Among the recent projects: The History Channel's "Bigfoot: The Definitive Guide" (pictured, with an unidentified actor portraying the creature himself). Click through for more, if you dare.

Bigfoot is back. Well, did he ever go away? In fact, the sasquatch has loomed large in pop culture for decades. Among the recent projects: The History Channel's "Bigfoot: The Definitive Guide" (pictured, with an unidentified actor portraying the creature himself). Click through for more, if you dare. (Nicolas Marcoux / History)

Jeff Meldrum is an Idaho State anatomy and anthropology professor and primates expert who wrote "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science" as a companion to a Discovery Channel special of the same name.

Jeff Meldrum is an Idaho State anatomy and anthropology professor and primates expert who wrote "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science" as a companion to a Discovery Channel special of the same name. (Jesse Harlan Alderman / Associated Press)